Deployment Guides
Deploying the BIG-IP System with Microsoft Internet Information Services 7.0
Provides detailed procedures on how to
configure the BIG-IP® Local Traffic Manager™ (LTM) and WebAccelerator™ with Internet Information Services 7.0.
Deploying the BIG-IP System with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services
Provides detailed procedures on how to
configure the BIG-IP LTM with the new version of Windows Terminal Services.
See the Deployment Guide index on the F5 Solution Center for more Microsoft Guides.
For more information about the partnership between F5 and Microsoft, see the Microsoft Partner Showcase on the F5 Solution Center.
F5 Product offerings
BIG-IP Product Family
The BIG-IP products deliver high availability, improved performance, application security, and access control, all in one unit. A single BIG-IP device can do the work of a dozen single-purpose products. More importantly, it can do that work in an efficient, cohesive manner that is easier to manage and adapt as business and technology needs change.
Product Modules (These modules can also be run as standalone appliances)
LTM: The BIG-IP LTM allows organizations to ensure quality of service and manageability, apply business policies and rules to content delivery, support increasing traffic volumes, deliver their applications securely, enjoy operational efficiency and cost control, and remain flexible to future application and infrastructure changes to protect their investments.
GTM: The BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager™ (GTM) Module provides high availability, maximum performance and global management for applications running across multiple and globally dispersed data centers. Seamlessly virtualizes FirePass VPN to automatically provide always-on access control.
ASM: The Application Security Manager™ provides application layer protection from both targeted and generalized application attacks to ensure that applications are always available and performing optimally.
WA: F5 WebAccelerator™ is an advanced web application delivery solution that provides a series of intelligent technologies designed to overcome problems with browsers, web application platforms, and WAN latency issues which impact user performance.
LC: The BIG-IP Link Controller™ Module seamlessly monitors availability and performance of multiple WAN connections to intelligently manage bi-directional traffic flows to a site – providing fault tolerant, optimized Internet access.
Feature Modules: These are individual feature packs that can be added to a BIG-IP traffic management platform. The Feature Modules include the Message Security, Intelligent Compression, L7 Rate Shaping, IPv6 Gateway, Advanced Client Authentication, SSL Acceleration, Fast Cache, and Advanced Routing Modules.
FirePass
F5’s FirePass® SSL VPN appliance provides secure access to corporate applications and data using a standard web browser. Delivering outstanding performance, scalability, ease-of-use, and end-point security, FirePass helps increase the productivity of those working from home or on the road while keeping corporate data secure.
WANJet
WANJet® is an appliance-based solution that delivers LAN-like application performance over the WAN. WANJet accelerates applications including: file transfer, e-mail, client-server applications, data replication, and others, resulting in predictable, fast performance for all WAN users.
Enterprise Manager
F5’s appliance-based Enterprise Manager ™gives you the power to centrally discover and maintain the F5 devices in your network. With Enterprise Manager, you can archive and safeguard device configurations for contingency planning, Configure new devices from a central location without manually working on each device, easily and quickly roll-out software upgrades and security patches and much more.
F5 Acopia ARX
F5 Acopia™ award-winning intelligent file virtualization solutions decouple file access from physical file location. Our ARX® products integrate seamlessly into existing Network Attached Storage (NAS), Windows®, UNIX® and Linux environments. ARX devices provide industry-leading scalability, performance and reliability, and are specifically designed to meet the needs of enterprise storage environments.
iControl API
iControl® is F5’s SOAP API exposed on each BIG-IP LTM system. iControl enables automation between the application and the network, and gives organizations the power and flexibility
to ensure that applications and the network work together for increased reliability, security, and performance. F5’s developer community, DevCentral, has sample iControl applications and code. Visit the Microsoft page on DevCentral for Microsoft-specific forums and other useful information about F5 integration with Microsoft applications.
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